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The Tudor Rose The Tudor Rose is set out as a musical play in two acts. The narrations should be spoken. Act 1 concerns the life and times of Henry VIII from his childhood until his death in 1547. The main events in his life are remembered by the ageing King by a series of flashbacks which are re-enacted through song. His long suffering jester and his last wife, Catherine Parr humour him. Act 2 portrays the events leading up to the invasion of the Spanish Armada in 1588. The action is split between Spain and England as Elizabeth I, Lord Howard and Sir Francis Drake plot to defeat Philip II and his chief naval commander Duke Medina Sidonia. Each act is preceded by a song leading up to the events of the story. All the songs can be sung by a separate choir while the action is self contained. Please use your imagination! The Tudor Rose is available with a full colour script, and a top quality, fully orchestrated CD recording/backing track and can be ordered through Musicline Publications. Click below for purchasing and performing details or ring them on (0)1827 707384. The Cast | ||||||||||||||
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WAR OF THE ROSES When Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at the battle of Bosworth in 1485, the war of the Roses was finally ended. A year later King Henry VII married Elizabeth of York, uniting the warring houses of York and Lancaster into a single nation. At last the red and white roses became one under the long lasting Tudor dynasty. | ||||||||||||||||
Queen Elizabeth the 1st Elizabeth 1st came to the throne in 1558 upon the death of her half sister Queen Mary. She angered Mary's husband, King Philip 2nd of Spain by quickly pushing through laws which made England, once again a protestant country. Philip hoped that Elizabeth would marry him but she refused, sending him cannon balls in exchange for his gifts of diamonds and pearls. When Elizabeth's great rival, Mary Queen of Scots, was beheaded on a charge of treason in 1587 England and Spain were soon at war. | ||||||||||||||||
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The Battle of the Armada England, for the first time since 1066, was in danger of being invaded. As the English fleet went out to meet the Armada, they found themselves outnumbered by around 30 galleons. Drake tried to take advantage of the speed of his smaller ships by picking the Spaniards out one by one, but the formation remained steady and England's cause looked lost. hen Sidonia reached Calais on the 6th of August, he found, to his dismay, that the army had been delayed by 2 weeks. His ships were now stranded like "sitting ducks" and Francis Drake took advantage by floating fire ships, or "Hell-Burners" into the Armada. Finally the formation was broken up and Drake's fleet was able to pick off the Spanish ships one at a time. Fighting during the battle of Gravelines was so fierce that nothing could be seen for over an hour through the smoke. Sidonia's flagship, the San Martin was destroyed and over 4000 Spanish sailors were killed compared to only 60 English. Aboard the Armada were found the dreaded "Spanish inquisition", famed for their brutal methods of torture. England had been spared and victory was celebrated across the land. Not for 100 years was she so in danger of outside invasion. | ||||||||||||||||
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